Awning-guide



-D. H. HARNLY.

AWNING GUIDE. 7 APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, 1918.

. Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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1 UNITED STATES PATENT. FFI

DAVID H. HARNIJY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AWNING-GUIDE;

, Specification of Letters Patent; PatentedQctQZfi, 1.920

Application filedOctober 28, 1918. Serial No. 2599265 T0 azz whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID H. IHARNLY, a citizen of'the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,AwningGuides; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and ex.-

act. description of the same,- reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, and to thenumerals of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specifi- In the construction of awnings wherein an extending bracket issecured to the lower marginof the awning fabric and has the ends thereof engaged slidably with stationary" guide 1 members; it has been found "that as the awningfabric isfpulled downythe extending bracket, upon striking a' stop,

frequentlyfalls inwardly toward the win dow instead of outwardly as desired. Considerable trouble'is therefore often experienoed in releasing th e extending bracket to make the'same fall outwardly to extend the lower portion of the awning fabric.

This invention relatesto an improved tend thefabric when the-guide ends of saidbracket strike the guide stops.

Another-object of the invention is the construction of an awning having guide membersfor theextensionbracket which serve to prevent said bracket from falling inwardly past dead" center when the awn-1 ing fabric is pulled down.

It is afurther object of this invention to provide guides forthe'extension bracket of'an awning, said guides consisting of a plurality of standard parts adapted to be readily assembled to fit any size window.

t is furthermore anobjectf of this invention to provide awning extension 'braclret guides adapted to be mounted upon the outer surfaces of the vertical side members of a window frame 'to prevent the extension bracketwhen lowered from falling" inwardly toward thewindow instead of outwardly.

It is also an object oftheinvention to conchannels'of any desired'length.

struct awning guides whereinstandard sup ports are PIOVlClBCl for receiving guide- It is an imp ortantobje'ct'of this invention'gto construct" an awning having guides" to insure proper operationjof the fiLlOIlCQXtGDSlOIl bracket. 4

Other and further important objects it of theinvention will be apparent from the dis closures 111 thedrawings and'specificationl The invention (in a preferredzform) is 1llustratedinthe drawings, and hereinafter more fully described. i

Onthe drawings':

awning Figure 1- is a front or outer viewof a, WlIldOW equipped withan awning" having guldes embracing theprinciples of this invention.

F ig. 21's anenlargeddetail' 'section taken on line 22sofF-ig L;

Fig. 3' is an enlarged-detail view illustrating a. locking means for the"detachable cross rod at the! middle of the window frame. a F g. 4-is an enlarged front; detail view of a pivoted gravity lock bracket of the awning."

Fig. is an enlarged fragmentary detail front view ofoneof the extensionbracket guides-J r Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section taken on line 66 of Fig." 2; F g. 7 is'anenlarged detail section taken on line 7-7 of Fig; 5f,sho-wing one arm of the; extension bracket in elevation and seated inhorizontal extended position.

F g. 8 is a fragmentarv'detail; section taken on line 8'8 of-"Fig'-. 7, with the extension bracket omitted? j f i Fig. 9 i'safragmentary -detail section takenon line 9-9-of Fig. 75.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary de tail section takenon l-ine1()10 of Fig.5.

Fig. 11' is a detail sectionalview taken on line' ll ll of Fig. lOi 1 As 'shown on the drawings The reference numeral -l, indicates the wall'of a building, and secured in-a window aperture'of said well is a sash frame com for the extension prising :a sill orlow'er member 2, a top.

member 3', and side members or stiles4 and 5". slid'ably mounted-in the window frame are upper 'and'lower window; sashesfi and 7 respectively; Mounted at" the upper end;

ofthe window frameon'ea'ch side thereof frame sill member 2.

An angle bracket plate 1 1, is mounted about midway between the upper and lower ends of the window frame stile 4. Said bracket plate is provided with an aperture to pivotally receive engaged therethrough a hook member 15, which is secured to one end of a brace or cross rod 16. The other end of the cross rod 16, is bent over at an angle. A notched bracket plate 17,. is rigidly secured to the frame stile 5, opposite from the bracket plate 14:, and is adapted to removably receive the free end of said cross rod 16, seated in the notch thereof.

A pivotally mounted gravity acting retaining pawl 18, is mounted on said bracket plate 17, acting normally to lock the free end of said cross rod 16,therein, and further acting to wedge said rod more tightly in the notched bracket plate 17, if there is a tendencyfor the rod to be swung up without first releasing the pawl. hen swung upwardly the pawl 18, permits retraction of the end of said cross rod, from the notched plate, so that said rod may swing downwardly alongside of the window frame into a position out of use, for instance, during the cleaning of the window glass. if preferred, the awning may be used without Y the cross rod to permit the awning fabric guide to fall or be extended outwardly from the top, instead of holding the upper portion of the fabric disposed in the plane of the window, as is the case when the cross rod is in horizontal position.

Connected to the lower hemmed margin of the awning fabric, is a U-shaped extend-' ing bar or bracket 19, having secured upon the ends of the arms thereof end caps 20, each of which has integrally formed to one side of the outer end thereof a longitudinally projecting outwardly directed angle arm 21, having integrally formed on the end thereof an enlarged gudgon guide head 22.

To properly guide the extension bracket 19, in its downward and upward movements with the awning fabric 11, guide mechanisms are provided onthe front or outer surface of each of the window frame stiles 4: and 5, intermediate the ends thereof. The mechanisms are interchangeable, either one is right or left, and each embraces a plurality of standard parts adapt tially any size of window frame.

ed to be securely mounted in position to afford a proper guide length to fit substan Each guide mechanism comprises a unitary or one piece lower guide support or holder consisting of an apertured mounting plate 23, having-integrally formed at right angles to the upper edge thereof a shoulder or flange 24:. integrally formed at right angles to the shoulder 24, is an upwardly projecting rectangular box or channel socket embracing a rear or back wall 25, side walls 26, and a frontwall 27. The channel socket is open at the top. Stamped from the rear wall 25, of the socket is an inwardly directed lock lug or tongue 28. The front wall 27, is provided with a longitudinal central slot 29. The lower margins of the side walls 26, are bent inwardly at right angles to afford lugs, flanges or projections 30 and 31 projecting inwardly an amount equal to the width of the respective front wall portions to afford an opening in the bottom of the socket equal in width to the width of the slot 29. The lower ends of the front wall portions are bent rearwardly at right angles below the flanges 30 and 31, to form brace members 32 and 33, respectively. Itwill thus be seen that the slot 29, is continued back to the rear wall of the socket, andthat the flan cs 30 and 31, afford suitable stops whic are braced by the brace members 32 and 33. The lower guide holders are secured to the lower portions of the front surfaces ofthe window frame stiles 4 and 5, by means of screws 34, which engage through the apertures in the holder mounting plates 23. V

Projecting into the open top of each guide l'iclder and seated or resting on the lock lug 28, is the lower end of a rectangular cross sectinned channel guide tube 35, the front wall of which is provided with a longitudinal guide slot 36, disposed to register with the 110 holder slot 29, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

In mounting the guide mechanisms the gudgeon heads 22, of the extension bracket 19, are inserted through the open upper ends of the guide tubes 35, with the angle arms 115 21, engaged in the guide slots 36.' Top or upper guide holders are next engaged over the upper ends of the guide tubes, and are secured to the front or outer surfaces of the respective window. frame stiles 4 and 5, by 120 means of screws 37. Each upper guide holder is of unitary construction and comprises an apertured mounting plate 38,having integrally formed at right angles to the lower edge thereof a flange or shoulder 39. 125 Formed integrally at right angles to the shoulder 39, is a downwardly projecting rectangular box or'channel socket embracing a rear or back wall 40, side walls 41, and a front wall 42. The channel socket is open 130 at both ends. The upper margins ofthe side walls 40, are bent inwardly over the upper ends of the side wallsoi the respective guide tube 35, to form retaining lugs or projections 43, to prevent removal of the guide tube and to hold the same rigidly in position. The front wall 42,. isnprovided with a longitudinal slot 44, which registers with the guide slot 36,0f the guide tube above which the holder is mounted, Asshown in Figs. 1 and 4, a weighted or gravity acting lock 45, is pivotally mounted upon an. outwardly proj ecting bracket, I the inner end of which is secured-on the lower portion of the window frame stile 5, to vnormally position therlocking'hook 46, of the or tongue 47.

The operation is as follows:

The roller 10', on whichthe awning fabric 11, is attached,- isfi'rst mountedini position by engaging the rollerptrunnions 9, in the roller brackets 8. c When the fabric is rolled up on theroller, the extension bracket 19,

* hangs downwardly from-the lower margin of the fabric as shown in Fig. 2. The lower interchangeable guide tube holders '2333, are next secured'upon the lower portions vof the front or outersurfaces of the respective -window framestiles 4 and 5, by means of a the screws 34; Thengudgeon heads 22, of

35- guides or tubes 35,.witl1 the angle arms 21,

the extension bracket 19, are then engaged through the open upper ends of the channel slidablyengaged in the guide 1slots36,-and projecting outwardly therethrough. The

a lower ends of the guidetubes '35, are then projected into the open upperends of the lowerholders and rest or seat-upon the lock lugs 28, as clearly shown inFigs. 7 and 8,7 in'which position the guide slots 36, register with theholder guide slots 29. Theupper guide tube holder's 38-43, are now engaged over the upper ends of the guidetubes35,

with the retaining lugs 43, seated upon the upper edges of the side walls of'the guide tubes, in which position the upper holders are'rigidly secured by means ofscrews 37, to :the'fron't ofthe'window frame stiles 4 and 5,10 rigidly hold the guide tubes'in vertical position in front of the window frame, and behind the arms ofthe extension bracket 19, as shown in Fig. 2. :The' guide portion of the awning fabric 11], below the rod;16, extended outwardly 'from the plane offlthe window frame. T rel'ease the awntubes 35, maybe cut to fit any size window and may be engaged; in' the 'socketsiof the standard upper and "lower guide holders as described; 1

As shownin-"Fi'g, 4, jtheygravityllock' 45, A

is pivotally-mou'nted infront of the lower guide holder-on thewindow framestile 5.

' The cross brace rod16, at the *mi'ddle'of 'the window frame has the free endthereof en gaged in the notched bracket plate 17, and is a fabric in the plane of theww indowiframe. The rod 16, miay-bereadi 'ly swung. into position out of use bymerely moving thegravity removably locked in. position by the gravity acting retaining pawl:18,-which serves to wedge said rod more tightly in the notched plate ifthereis any tendency for the'rod to swing'upwardlyr Therod 16,-is disposed in front" or to the outside of .the 'guide tubes and serves when in horizontal position to confinethe upper portion of the"; awning pawl 18, upwardly, and withdrawing the rod to permit the sameto'swing downwardly alongside of thewindow frame.

.The upper end of thepu'll cord 1 12, at-

around the roller with the awning fabric.

so; tached .to the roller 10, and is adapted toroll With the awning/[parts assembled asr'shown in Fig. 1, to'lower the awningcthe cord 12, is pulled through the 'cleat pulley 13, thus rotating the curtain-or shade roller 1O,

against the stress 1 of its internal spring. Vith the downward movementjof the shade,

the extension-bracket 19, is adapted'to slide downwardly bygravity in the guide slots 36, until the gudgeon heads 22, pass. down-- wardly in front of the lock lugs 28,an'd

strike againstthe stops 301L 31, in the bottom 'oflthe lower 'gui'de'holder sockets. Due'to the novel arrangement of the guide mechanisms on-the frontsurfaces offithe window irame stiles i4 and 5, the arms of the extension bracket-19,*are.alwaysdisposed in front of said uide mechanisms .duringtheup ward and downward movementof the awn-- ing, and consequently said guide ineclianismsserve to prevent the extension' bracket fromfalling' inwardly past dead center toward the I window when the vgudgeon heads I 22, strike the stops 30 -31. "Upon striking the stops 30'31, the extension bracket 19,

therefore always swings or falls outwardly into .a position slightly below horizontal "thereby strikingthe gravity. lock 45,-which swings topermit one'arm of said extension bracketto pass below the lock hook 46. The

lowerwweighted end of the gravity lock 45,

serves to swing the upper end thereof back into normal position topermit one arm of v the extension bracket 19, to lockingly engage beneath the lockinghook 46, of said gravity lockfas shown in Figw4. The extension bracket isthus held extended in substantially awhorizontalposition against the ac- :tion ofthe rollerspring, to hold the lower" tension bracket, whereby the action of the roller spring acts to automatically roll the awning fabric upon the roller drawing the extension bracket 19, upwardly therewith in front of the guide mechanisms.

One of the important features of the invention is the arrangement and the mounting of the interchangeable guide mechanisms on the front surfaces of the window The upper guide holders-and the guidetubes are open at the top topermit the gudgeon heads 22, of the extension bracket 19 to be inserted in position after the upper guide holders are mounted on the window frame. The extension may also be removed from engagement with theguide mechanisms when desired without removing any of the mounting screws of the guide tube holders.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles'of this inven tion, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with an awning and the extension bracket thereof, of slotted stationary guide means for said extension bracket acting as stops against the inward swing of said extension bracket when the awning is operated.

2. The combination with an awning, of a mounting comprising longitudinally slotted guides secured 011 the front surfaces of an awning support, and an extension bracket attached to said awning and slidably engaged in said guides which guides also serve as stops to hold said bracket against falling inwardly toward the support when the awning is operated.

3. The combination with an awning adapted to be mounted on a building or structure, of an extension bracket attached to said awning, lower guide holders attached to said tacted by said bracket to hold the same from swinging inwardly toward the: structure thereby insuring proper operation of said bracket whenthe awning is lowered.

4:. The" combination with an awning 5 mounted in a window frame, of an extension bracket attached to sald awning, and a gulde mechanlsm for said bracket secured to the front surface of said window frame and embracing a slotted lower holder, a slotted guide tube seated therein and having said bracket slidably engaged therewith, and a slotted upper holder engaging the upper end of said guide tube to hold the same in posia slotted lower holder, stops formedthereon,

a lock lug formed in said lower holder, a slotted channel guide engaged in said lower holder and resting on said lock lug, and an upper holder engaged on the upper end of said guide tube andsecured to said frame to hold the guide tube in position, said upper holder also acting as a stop for said bracket to insure an outward throw thereof when the awning is lowered and said bracket strikes against said lower holder stops whereby said bracket is swung outwardl into substantially horizontal extended pos1- pion and lockingly engaged below said lock ug. I a

6. The combination with an awning extension bracket, ofa frame guide mechanism therefor embracing a slotted lower holder, stops integral therewith, an integral lock lug formed in said lower holder,'a slotted channel'guideprojecting into said lower holder andseated on said lock lug, an upper holder engaged on the upper end of said channel guide and secured to said frame to hold said channel guide in position, and lugs integral I with said upper holder to hold said channel guide against upward movement, Said bracket be ng slidably engaged with said channel guide and adapted when lowered to strike said lower holder stops and swing outwardly to engage beneathsaid lock lug. I

' 7. Aguide mechanism for an awning extension bracket, said mechanism embracing a slotted lower holder, a slotted guidechannel engaged and supported therein, and a slotted upper holder engaged on said guide channel to hold the same in position, said slotted members being assembled with the slots therein" registering with one another to form acontinuous guide slot to permit sliding operation of the bracket therein.

8. The combination with an. awning extension bracket,.of a guide mechanism comprising a slotted lower holder, a slotted guide tube supported therein, and a slotted upper holder engaged on the upper open end of said guide tube to hold the same in position, said upper holder being open at the'top to removably receive the extension bracket to permit the same to slidably operate in the continuous guide slot formed by the registering slots of said holders and said guide tube.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in'the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. v I DAVID H. HARNLY. Witnesses:

EARL M. HARDINE, CHARLES W. HILLS, J r. I 

